Greisy
A feminine diminutive of the Spanish names Gracia or Grecia.
Name Census estimates that about 100 living Americans carry the first name Greisy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Greisy today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Greisy births was 2016 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Greisy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
100
~ 1 in 3,427,543 Americans
Peak year
2016
17 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,527
Tracked since 2006
Census
Greisy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 444 people with the first name Greisy, which placed it at #22,416 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,416
National first-name rank
People counted
444
444 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Greisy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Greisy is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Greisy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Greisy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.5% · 433
- White1.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2
- Two or more races0.5% · 2
- Black or African American0.2% · 1
Popularity
Greisy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Greisy from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 48 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Greisy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Greisy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Greisys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Greisy
The name Greisy is thought to have originated from the Greek language. It is believed to be a combination of the Greek words "griseos" meaning "gray" and "isio" meaning "equal." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone with a gray or ashen complexion.
In ancient Greece, the name was sometimes used as a nickname or descriptive term, but there are no known historical figures from that time period who bore the name Greisy as their formal given name. The earliest recorded use of Greisy as a proper name dates back to the Byzantine Empire in the 9th century CE.
One of the earliest known individuals named Greisy was a Byzantine noblewoman named Greisy Comnenae, who lived in the late 9th century. She was a member of the prestigious Comnenian dynasty and is mentioned in several historical records from that period.
Another notable Greisy was Greisy of Antioch, a Christian martyr who lived in the 4th century CE. According to hagiographies, she was executed for her faith during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
In the Middle Ages, the name Greisy was relatively uncommon but did appear occasionally among members of the nobility and upper classes in various parts of Europe. One example is Greisy de Montfort, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century and was a member of the influential House of Montfort.
During the Renaissance, the name Greisy gained some popularity in Italy, particularly in the region of Tuscany. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Greisy Benci, an Italian noblewoman and art patron who lived in Florence in the 15th century. She is best known for being the subject of a famous portrait painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
In more recent centuries, the name Greisy has remained relatively uncommon, though it has been used sporadically in various parts of the world. One notable bearer of the name was Greisy Martínez, a Venezuelan poet and writer who lived in the early 20th century.
People
Greisy + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Greisy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Greisy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 100 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Greisy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,427,543 US residents.
Is Greisy a common name?
We classify Greisy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 101 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Greisy most popular?
The single biggest year for Greisy was 2016, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Greisy is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Greisy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 444 people with the name Greisy, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,416 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Greisy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Greisy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Greisy appears almost entirely female. Of the 443 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Greisy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Greisy is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Greisy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Greisy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.5% (433 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Greisy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Greisy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Greisy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Greisy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Greisy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Greisy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Greisy?
Want to know how many people have the name Greisy? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.